PHSC 210 Quiz: Presentation Earth History
Question 1
6..25 pts
Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 2
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.
The conventional view of radiometric dating is that the measured
rate today .
has been constant.
Dr. Ross' view of radiometric dating is that the rate today
.
was not always the same in the past.
Dr. Ross believes that the rate of radioactive decay may have
increased dramatically .
during Noah's Flood
What is credited for changing the rate of radioactive decay in the
past?
A change in the environment.
Question 2
6..25 pts
Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 1
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.
Radiometric dating has dated the age of the large rock behind Dr.
Ross as .
1.5to 2 billion years old
The age that radiometric dating has determined for the earth.
4.5 billion years.
What is the biblical age of the earth?
thousands of years.
As measured by today's rate of decay, about how much time would
it take for 1/4 of radioactive uranium to decay into lead ?
2.25 billion years.
Question 1
6..25 pts
Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 2
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.
The conventional view of radiometric dating is that the measured
rate today .
has been constant.
Dr. Ross' view of radiometric dating is that the rate today
.
was not always the same in the past.
Dr. Ross believes that the rate of radioactive decay may have
increased dramatically .
during Noah's Flood
What is credited for changing the rate of radioactive decay in the
past?
A change in the environment.
Question 2
6..25 pts
Challenges to radioactive dating Pt. 1
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.
Radiometric dating has dated the age of the large rock behind Dr.
Ross as .
1.5to 2 billion years old
The age that radiometric dating has determined for the earth.
4.5 billion years.
What is the biblical age of the earth?
thousands of years.
As measured by today's rate of decay, about how much time would
it take for 1/4 of radioactive uranium to decay into lead ?
2.25 billion years.
